Fertilizer-distributer.



o. o. NEWBERRY. FERTILIZER DISTBIBUTER.

APPLIOATION FILED APBHZ', 1909.

951,216. A Patented1ym1f.8,1910.l

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

0. 0. NBWBERRY.

FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTER.

APPLICATION FILED Amm. 1909.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' onsoN o. NEWBERRZ 'or' .ane-Yan, Iowa.

To all wlmi/rit may concern:

Beit known that I, ORSON O. NEWBERRY, a' cltizen of the United States, residing at Argyle, in the county of Lee-and -State of,"v

Iowa, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fertlllzer-Distributers,.of

" which thefollowing is a specification.

This invent-ion relates to wagons and has special reference to a wagon to be employed in the distribution of'fertilizers.

.Thepobject ofvthis invention istthe provision of a wagonwhich is vprovided with an attachment whereby the .fertilizer may be vdistributedfrom the same, the attachment 215 in andalso for the purpose of emplo ing the wagon in the ordinary manner of umping wa ons.

he invention has for a still further object a novel construction of spreading'cylinders and means for operating the same which may be quickly thrown out of. opera'- tion when it is desired and which are so positioned upon the wagon body as not to in terfere with .the operation of the Wagon when employed for 'other purposes.

For a full understanding ofthe invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge offthe details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to-bey had to the following description and accompanying drawings, inwhich:` Figure l isfa top -p an View vof the complete machine. Fig. 2 is a, side elevationof thesame. Fig. 3 is a detailed andenlar ed fragmentary View of the spreading cylin ers ,andsupports for the same.

Fig. 4 is a detailed `and enlarged Vview of l the gmeans. employed for tilting the wagon. Fig. 5 is -a fragmentary perspective view. Ofoneside of 1the `wagon b odyhaving the-spreading cylinder supporting armap 1 lied thereto. rCorresponding and e parts are referred `to in the following description and in dicated 4in all the viewsof the drawings by the `san-1e reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral .10 designates the mainframe of the wagon,

ASpecification o'tLetterslPatent. Appucationmea april 2, 1909. serialgm. nasse.

Substantia which is' forifedof anaangle beam which is bent into @Ll-form, havingits outer.extnemi--4 l .ties diverged and the same'positionedin a ly horizontal ,plane The 'f frame 10 is provided, across therear extremities of 6o vthe same, which form the hounds of the wagon, with an axle l1,1 vwhich is formed I of metal to insure strengtlfanddllmbilityl. Ihe axle 11' is provided intermediately t reon disposed in spaced relation and .which are securedto the bottom ofthe body '13 of thewagon for the purpose .ofjhinged y -support ing the same. 'The-.frame101isxprov1dedjforwardly with a transverse .beam 1.4 linter.- ,7 0

mediately of which ispivotally secured a with a pair of strap hinges 1 2 -which arefaA rack bar -l-which extf-.pr'rdsupwardlythere,- i from and is slidably engaged between afpair .of forwardly extended ears,16 and16. car

ried upon Vthe body 13 'at thefbottom thereof. 75

forward.edgeQf-therack al .wherqf't .1s curved inwardly `anda Arotatably carries a stub shaft 17 upon whichis disposeda p inion 18 'meshedv with :the teeth ,upon the rack .380

bar 15. The stub shaft ,17 is'lprovi'lejd with a vcrank arm 19 uponit's-Qnterextremity/ for the purpose of rotating thesame. The-ear 16 extends `forwfanfdly i and engages the f retain the .same against the pinion 18 The framelO-isprnvide .at i, lf rw'ardv extremity with a'transverselbeam 2Q gainst the underjface. of which, at the' centra point thereof, is pivotall disposed the centrLo portion of anfarche ;a,x1e 21 which depends A from thetransverse beam 20.and supports -upon its outturned .extremities wheels 225' which are adapted ,forlrotatlon .111 aherl- .zontal ,plane and to extend-beneath the .-95

axle 21 is provided in the usual manner with atongue 123 and braces 24 for thepurposeof drawin ,themaon The frame i1.0 is also Vprovide at' itsz adapted .for Lengagernent against the ;rear

wheels 28dis osed'upon the axle 11.

gframe' 10 upon theturningofthesame- ,The v I prward end .withazlo I suitable .seat .2,5 and a brake mechanism 26 for `operating the brake .shoes 27 Vwhiehare `The ferti izer distributing attachmer-1t105 comprises-two.. brackets -29 which, are formed of sheet metal and which are preferablyof -D-,formation having the arcuate portions extended rearwardly and-.provided intermediately thereof with outwardlyextended lugswhich are disposed invparallel in. a vertical plane. brackets 29 are provided intermediately with raised portions 31 between which are pivotally disposed the forward extremities of arms 32,whichare held in such pivotal engagement by means of pintles 33 positioned through the raised portions 3l. The arms 32 extend rearwardly of the wagon body 13, as the brackets 29 are secured upon the opposite outer faces of the sides of the body 13 adjacent the rear ends thereof, and are adapted for engagement between the `lugs 30 and held detachably in such enagement by means of pins 34 which are etachably positioned through the lugs 30.

' The rear extremities of the arms 32 are curved outwardly and extend be ond the ends of the sides of the body 13 w ere they are laterally' forked to receivev the extremities of a transversely disposednon-rotatable shaft 35 which is rigidly mounted therein. The shaft 35 is held in engagement with the arms 32 lby means of pins 36 disposed through the ends of the fork in engagement with the flattened upper side at lthe ends of the shaft 35.` xA crank nut 36 is mounted upon'the reduced end ofthe in 36, which is threadedv for the purpose o securing the pin 36 in position. I

The'ri 1d shaft 35 is rovided intermedi-r atelywit twosleeves 3 and 38 which are mounted at their opposite extremities upon bearings 39 which are carried in cones 40 .disposed at the opposite ends of the shaft 35 and at the central point thereof. The sleeves 37 and 38 are of such length as to extend the entire length of the shaft 35 between the' arms 32 and are' supported at their inner adjoining ends upon the cone 40 which is provided fwith bearings 39 in the opposite sides thereof. The sleeves 37 and' 38 are provided with drums 41 and 42 which extendfthe entire length of the same and which are provided pon their peripheries with radially extende teeth 43. C

lThe means employed for actuating the- .drums 41 and 42 comprise sprockets 44 which are mounted upon the opposite outer ends of the sleeves 37. and 38 V.which are adapted. for the rece tion of chains 45 which extend iforwardly t erefrom upon the outvside of the bod 13 'and are engaged over s rockets 46 which are mounted upon arms 47 carried at the intermediate portion of the 'body 13. rlfhe arms 47 are extendeddown, wardly from the sprockets 46 wherel they are rigidly enga ed upon the'opposite extremities of a sha 48 transverse y and rotatably disposed beneath the body 13 for the purpseof communicating motions between the same.

At one side 'of the body 13' a hand lever 49 is positioned 'which is fulcrumed at its ry lower extremity and which extends up- The straight portions of l`the essere wardly` a slight distance beyond. the up er edge of the adjoining side and is provi ed with a segment 50 of common formation for the purpose of securing the hand lever 49 in various angles. The hand lever 49 1s connected intermediately of the adjacent arm 47 throu h the medium of a link 51 which is employe for the purpose of imparting angular movement o the arms 47 1n order to raise or Ilowei the sprockets 46 and the chains 45`to engage the same upon the teeth of gears 52 which are rigidly carried upon the inner faces of the wheels 28.

For the urpose of preventing the displacement of? large quantities of the fertilizer by the rotation of the cylinders 41l and 42 the body 13 is provided with a pluralityj `of tines 53 which are curved backwardly and downwardly from a .transverse bar` 541.0 form a rake for the purpose of separating the fertilizer, as the same is raised upwardly and outwardly by the-rotation ofv the drums 41 and 42. The bar 54 is disposed upon blocks'55 at its vopposite extremities which' are mounted between guides -56 disposed vertically in parallel upon an opposite inner face of the body 13 to admit of the displacement of the bar 54 when it is desired to detach the fertilizer distributing device.r

The operation of the device is as follows: When the fertilizer distributing attachment is to be ositioned upon the wagon the operator rotates the stub shaft 17 by means of the crank arm 19 to raise the forward extremity of the body 13 upon the rack bar 15. When in this position the arms 32 are positionedDadjacent the ground and vthe cylinders 41 and 42 are rolled into engagement with the' rear end of the wagon body 13 when "the arms 32 are extended below' the outer extremitiesr of the rigid'shaft 35 and the tapered pins 36 are then positioned and the crank nuts 36 are placed over the ends of the same. The pins 34 are now inserted 110' through -the lugs 30to further strengthen and secure the arms 32 in position. The chains 45 are now positioned over the s rockets 44 and 46 when the device is rea y for ,use. The tines 53 which form a rake are 115 now positioned, if it is desired, within the wagon body 13 and serve to separateithe fertilizer as it is fed from the wagonbody 13: The wagon body 13 is preferably main- Y tained 1n the tilted osition for the purpose 120 of feeding the Afertilizer rearwardly therein and is he d in such position by any suitable and w`el1known lockingv means at present employed in connection `with dumping wag ons, as for instance, to secure a pin through 125 the forwardl extended ears 16 and through A the rack 14 gaged therebetween. When it is desired to throw the distributing apparatus into. operation the lever 49 is ,swung forwardly to throw the arms 47 forwardly and 130 downwardly,'thereby carrying the sproclrack. bar to retain the same against said ets 46 .therewith and dropping the-chains 45 g pinion, a pair of cylinders independently into enga' ement with the teeth of the ears 52, there y causing the 'actuation o the chains 45 to operate the cylinders 41 and 42. By this arrangement it is readily seen thJat when the wagon is turned, that is when yone of the wheels 52 is brought into substantially stationary position, the cylinder which is connected in operative relation thereto will also be prevented fom rotation and the fertilizer w1l1 not be distributed from that side of the wagon, thereby preventing accumulation ofthe same upon the turning of the wagon. This is an improved feature and produces a device which 'is of great practical advantage in distributing fertilizer.- Indetaching` the cylinders 41\ and 42 from the wagon body 1 3 the body is again tilted to bring the cylindersv into engagement Wit-l1 the ground when the binding nuts 36 are removed from the extremities of the shaft 35,'A and, after releasing the pins 34 from the lugs 30, the arms 32 are `swung outwardly when the cylinders are permitted to be rolled bacliwardlyl from the wagon and thereby l detached from the same. The chains 45 may be readily detached from the sprockets 44 and 46 upon the release of the arms 32, to permlt of the inward movement of the shaft -35 to enable the withdrawal of the same.-

Having thus described the invention what is. claimed as new is: A f v 1. A device as specified comprising a frame, wheels carried bythe said frame for supportin vthe same, a body pivotally disposed at t e rear end of said frame, a rack bar pivotally mounted on said frame and :upwardly extended from the forward end thereof, ears forwardly projected from said body upon the opposlte sides of said rack A bar, apinion carried by one of said ears for engagement withsaid rack bar for raising the forward end of said body the opposite of said ears` slidably Vengaged'lagz'iinst said 'sa-id frame, cylinders rotatably and independently mounted at the rear end'of said body, sprockets carried by said cylinders at the outer ends thereof,sproclrets carried by said body at the forward end thereof adapted for vertical adjustment thereon, chains disposed over said sprockets on said cylinv ders and on said sprockets on said body, and

ears carried upon the inner faces of said rive wheels adapted for 'engagement at times With said chains. 3. In a device as specified the combination' of a wagon frame, a tilting body disposed on said' frame, a shaft detachably and transversely positioned across the rear extremity i 0f said body, cylinders disposed independently and rotatably upon said transverse shaft, sprockets carried by said cylinders at the outer ends thereof,'.sprockets disposed upon the outer opposite .faces of said body and adapted for vertical ad3ustm`ent relatlve thereto, chainsdisposed over' sald sprockets 'on said cylinders and said sprockets carried bysaid body, and means carriedby said wagon frame for engagement with said chains to actuate the'same. l l

In testilnon whereof I aix my signature in .presence o two witnesses.

ORSON O. Witnesses: 4 'FRANK D. CARR, l

BERTHA A. ONEILL.

NEWBERRY-- [11.5.] 

